Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the East Mediterranean to Crimean Peninsula and Iraq according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (accepted as Sabulina mesogitana (Boiss.) Dillenb. & Kadereit).
Habitat: Found in open habitats- dry grasslands, rocky terrains.
Flowering period: Spring: ARR, MAY.
Minuartia mesogitana – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – inflorescence with spent flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia mesogitana – lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Osogovo nature 